Cooking utensil.



PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908.

L. E. DANIELS.

COOKING UTENSIL.

APPLICATION FILED oc'r. 30,1907.

WITNESSES 7%.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE.

LAURA E. DANIELS, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

COOKING U'IIENSIL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAURA E. DANIELS, citizen of the United States,residing at Fort North, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cooking Utensils,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in .cooking utensilsand more particularly to that class known as steam cookers.

The object of the invention is to provide a cooker in which the severalparts are arranged in such a manner as to provide steam tight joints.

Another feature is the provision of a single cooking receptacle andcertain other improvements on the cooking utensil set forth in theLetters Patent granted to me November 20th, 1906 and numbered 836,098.

Finally the object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described that will be strong, durable, efficient and simpleand comparatively inexpensive to make; also one in which. the severalparts will not be liable to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation tocertain novel features, an example of which is described in. thespecification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the cooker, and aportion of a stove, Fig. 2 is a plan view, Fig. 3 is a transversevertical sectional view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the singlecooking receptacle in place, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view ofone of the steam vent constructions.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates a flanged base-plate, providedwith a central opening and a depending collar 2, which when the plate isplaced upon the top of a suitable stove as 3, surrounds the burner 4 soas to provide a suitable air space therebetween. The flanged portion ofthe baseplate is provided with a plurality of perforations 5, whichpermit a free circulation between the bottom 6 of the boiler 7 and thebase-plate.

The boiler 7 is preferably cylindrical in shape and provided at itsupper open end with an inturned lap 8. The upper end of the boiler orcooker is closed by a cover 9 having an upward and outwardly flared ringportion 10 from which an outwardly directed flange 11 extends laterally.The ring por- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 30, 1907.

Patented Aug. 25, 1908.

Serial No. 399,885.

tion 10 fits snugly against the lap 8 while the flange 11 rests on theboiler thus forming to a reasonable degree, a steam-tight joint. Thecover 9 is provided with a plurality-of circular openings surrounded bydownwardly directed flanges 12. It is to be understood that theseopenings receive cooking recepta-.

cles l4 and as many of the receptacles as are desired may be used, thenumber of course depending upon the size of the coverv and the boiler.

The upper end of each cooking receptacle 14 is enlarged and providedwith an upward and outwardly flared flanged ring portion 15 fittingsnugly within the flange 12 and resting on cover 9 so as to provide asteam tightjoint. This' ring portion receives a closure ring 16 providedwith a depending flange 17 adapted to receive the upward and outwardlyflared ring portion 18 of a flanged lid or closure 19 as clearly shownin Fig. 1 and thus providing steam-tight joints. The closure ring 16 issecured to the ring portion 15 and provided with handles 20 by which thereceptacle 14 may be removed from the cover 9 and boiler 7. The lid 19is also provided with a suitable handle 21 by which it may be removedwithout removing the receptacle. Each of the lids 19 and the cover 9 areprovided with vertical vent sleeves 22 which receive tapered andshouldered vent valves 23, fitting flatly on the sleeve and adapted tobe raised by the steam under pressure to relieve the same. At one sidethe boiler 7 is provided with an elbow 24 which receives a vent valve 25similar to the valve 23. In this way there is no danger of excessiveexpansion or injury to the parts.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a single cooking receptacle 26 fitting in theboiler 7 in close contact with the lap 8 to provide a steam-tight joint.This receptacle is desirable for cooking fowls, meats and etc. When thisreceptacle is used, the cover 9 and receptacles 14 are omitted. Aflanged closure ring 27 having a depending inclined flange 28 is securedto the top of the receptacle. The flange 28 receives the upward andoutwardly flared ring portion 29 of a flanged cover or closure 30 so asto provide a steam-tight joint. This cover is also provided with a ventsleeve 22 and valve 23. A suitable signal pipe 31 has connection withthe boiler 7 near the bottom 6, so as to operate a whistle or othersignal when the water becomes low and the steam passes into the pipe.

What I claim, isi V I r In a cooking utensil, the combination with aboiler having an open upper end, of a cover provided with an outwardlyand upwardly inclined flanged portion, said portion arranged to fit inthe upper end of the boiler and. to form therewith a steam tight joint,said cover having a plurality of openings surrounded by dependingflanges, receptacles provided with outward and upwardly inclined flangedportions, said flanged portions fitting tightly within the openings ofthe cover to form therewith steam tight joints, closure rings providedwith depending flanges and secured to the flang'ed portion of thereceptacle, lids provided with outward and upwardly inclined flangedportions, said flanged portions fitting tightly in the flanges of theclosure rings to form therewith steam tight joints, a valve arranged oneach lid to relieve the pressure in the respective receptacle, and avalve arranged to relieve the pressure within the boiler.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

LAURA E. DANIELS. Witnesses:

E. W. DANIELs, L. HERN.

